At Chateau Laybecca, Jerusalem Well, it’s the first day of Hanukkah, or Chanukah or whatever it is you want to call it. I hope you all lit candles and are eating oily treats, sufganiyot, sfenj...
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Music, Entertainment, Pop culture
Munich: the love child of strange bedfellows
Steven Spielberg gives a pretty in depth interview to Roger Ebert about his no-win situation making “Munich”. Indeed, when opening up the Middle East for discussion you often get attacked...
Happy Chrismahanukwanzakah to you!
Good grief. How about we start a war against Chrismahanukwanzakah?
Postcard from L.A.: Encino Yeled Goes to Carlebach
Editorial note: This guest post comes to you courtesy of Aaron Small–the artist also known as Encino Yeled–who recently attended a Shlomo Carlebach memorial concert…photos to come...
Hippocampus wants YOU!
“history sounds different if you know where to listen” From the kitschy mind of Roger Bennett who brought you Bar Mitzvah Disco and Josh Kun, author of Audiotopia comes the latest Jew-pop...
This Holiday Season, Give the Gift of Jesus
Dress up Jesus yourself at JesusDressUp.com “Jewish mirror on the wall…who’s the most famous Jew of all?” (I beg of you, please don’t say “Madonna…”)...
Oy Vey: “So Jewtastic”
Oy vey. So, I finally got and viewed my screener copy of VH1’s new talking heads amalgam show, called“All Access: So Jewtastic.” (The show officially airs Monday at 9pm EST.) And...
Artillery Shabbat
No, no, I’m not advocating war. Just reminding everyone that there are many soldiers who are keeping watch over Israel’s borders and airspace on this and every shabbat. While we’re...